Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis
Video recording of James Lapine’s production of The Winter’s Tale for the 1989 New York Shakespeare Festival videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker. Mandy Patinkin is Leontes and Christopher Reeve is Polixenes.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
4 Apr 1989
Duration
163 mins

Credits

Director
James Lapine
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Michael Starobin; William Finn
Production Design
John Arnone
Costume
Franne Lee
Contributor
Richard Stucker
Cast
Mandy PatinkinLeontes, King of Sicily
Diane VenoraHermione
Jennifer DundasPerdita
Alfre WoodardPaulina
Rocco SistoAutolycus
Albert FarrarCleomenes
Bertina JohnsonEmilia
Bertina JohnsonDorcas
Christopher ReevePolixenes
Frank RaiterJailer
Graham BrownAntigonus
Graham WintonFlorizel
James OlsonCamillo
Jesse BernsteinMamillius
Kathleen McNennyMopsa
MacIntyre DixonOld Shepherd
Michael CumpstyTime, as Chorus
Peter Jay FernandezDion
Tom McGowanYoung Shepherd (Clown)

Additional Details

Theatre
Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
18th Century
Plays
Winter’s Tale, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Marathon (1987-1997)

Notes

Reviews
Rich, Frank. New York Times (22 March 1989), p. 15, 18. Dash, Irene G. Shakespeare Bulletin 7, no.3 (1989), p. 9-10.

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email
toft@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
Phone
+ 1 (212) 870-1642
Fax
(212) 8701868
Address
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Winter’s Tale, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71059 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)